Two local colleges are celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with an art exhibit and a concert: Carthage College’s H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art is hosting “The Saint John’s Bible” through Dec. 15. Scheduled in coordination with the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the exhibit includes 25 prints on loan from the Hill Museum Continue Reading…
As a way to honor the recent Reformation 500-year celebration, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church has started work on a labyrinthian prayer garden in a green space behind the church. “We had a small garden there and we wanted to make a labyrinth for our prayer garden,” the Reverend Dinah Dutta said. “We are working on Continue Reading…
Catholics and Lutherans prayed side by side in a series of recent gatherings five centuries after a German monk sparked the Protestant Reformation. On Wednesday, Oct. 25, at St. Andrew Church, Roswell, close to 150 members of the parish and members of Cross of Life Lutheran Church, Roswell, came together for prayer and song. Those Continue Reading…
It has been 95 years and counting for one house of worship in Throggs Neck. Although a 95th anniversary is an odd milestone to celebrate, the First Lutheran Church of Throggs Neck has so much to praise, it couldn’t wait to commemorate its longevity. “I am thrilled that we are celebrating our 95th anniversary,” said Continue Reading…
LAGRANGE — Lutherans and Roman Catholics from LaGrange made history on Wednesday evening when they met for a joint “Common Prayer” service. Patterned on a similar service held in Lund, Sweden, last year, it commemorated the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. It also marked a new agreement between the Lutheran World Federation and the Continue Reading…
International expert on refugee issues and the work of the church to lecture at Luther College’s Liberating Grace conference, March 31-April 1. Ralston Deffenbaugh, assistant general secretary for International Affairs and Human Rights with the Lutheran World Federation based in Geneva, Switzerland, will provide the plenary address for Luther College’s Liberating Grace conference. The address, Continue Reading…
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church is hosting a performance of the historical musical, Martin Luther, Rebel Priest on Sunday, April 2, at 4 p.m. to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation this year. The cast includes professional actors and singers Richard Weidlich as Luther and David Victor as the narrator, as well as amateur Continue Reading…
Five hundred years ago, the course of church history took a major shift initiated by a then-Roman Catholic priest, Martin Luther. The shift for the whole church was pushed by almost all the major forces of the time: economic, political, technological, sociological, etc. However, the push that moved Martin Luther (who primed the pump for Continue Reading…